Calendar
Events are subject to change. Keep an eye on our website/social media channels for updates about virtual tours and video gallery talks by museum staff. All events on Zoom require sign up. Family Day and Toddler Tuesday can be found in the Art at Home section of our website: https:// georgiamuseum.org/learn/art-at-home/
Virtual Family Day: Everyday Art Saturday, August 15, 10 a.m. – noon During the 1930s, artists became more interested in capturing the everyday experi- ence of Americans living all over the country in a style named social realism. Check out examples of these works of art from the museum’s permanent collection, and then make your own inspired-by-everyday-art collages. Virtual Family Day includes an Art at Home worksheet, games online and an art activity kit that can be ordered from Athens’ own K.A. Artist Shop. Virtual Art Cart (After Class) Wednesday, August 19, 3 – 4:30 p.m. Drop in online and explore representations of community in the museum’s permanent collection. This free after-school program offers “choose your own adventure”–style gallery activities, art projects and games that explore a different theme each month. Art Cart (After Class) is a program the whole family can enjoy at their own pace. Virtual Toddler Tuesday: Water is Wet! Tuesday, August 25, 10 a.m. Enjoy story time and looking at art in the galleries online, plus an Art at Home activity just for the little ones. Check out the painting “Grand Canal, Venice” during story time and then head outside to make your own art using water. This free program is designed for families with children ages 18 months to 3 years. Virtual Family Day: The Thompson Collection of African American Art Saturday, September 12, 10 a.m. – noon In 2012, collectors Larry and Brenda Thomp- son donated 100 works by African American artists to the museum. This major collection includes paintings, prints and sculpture dating from the 1890s to the present. Check out examples of these works of art in the museum permanent collection and create your own family centered collage based on “7 Steps” by Radcliffe Bailey. Virtual Family Day includes an Art at Home worksheet, games online and an art activity kit that can be ordered from Athens’ own K.A. Artist Shop. For more information email sagekincaid@uga.edu. Virtual Art Cart (After Class) Wednesday, September 16, 3 – 4:30 p.m. Drop in online and explore abstraction in the museum’s permanent collection and tempo- rary exhibitions. This free after-school program
offers “choose your own adventure”–style gallery activities, art projects and games that explore a different theme each month. Art Cart (After Class) is a program the whole family can enjoy at their own pace. Teen Studio via Zoom: Prints on Paper Thursday, September 17, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Teens ages 13 – 18 are invited to this studio-based Zoom workshop led by local artist and educator Kristen Bach. The museum has an incredible collection of printed works of art on paper. Check out these rarely seen treasures via the museum’s database, and then carve and print your own works of art. This program is free, but art
Youth & Family Programs
Family Day programs are sponsored by Heyward Allen Motor Co., Inc., Heyward Allen Toyota and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art. Teen Studio via Zoom: Patrick Dean: Comic Strip Monsters studio-based Zoom workshop led by local artist and educator Kristen Bach. Explore the art of Athens cartoonist Patrick Dean in a virtual exhibition on the museum’s website, and then create your own cartoon monster. This program is free, but art activity kits are limited. Please email sagekincaid@uga.edu to reserve a kit. Thursday, July 9, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Teens ages 13 – 18 are invited to this
activity kits are limited. Please email sagekincaid@uga.edu to reserve a kit.
Virtual Toddler Tuesday: Leaves and Trees Tuesday, September 22, 10 a.m. Enjoy story time and looking at art in the galleries online, plus an Art at Home activity just for the little ones. Check out a magnifi- cent Hudson River School landscape during story time and then paint your own nature-in- spired treasures. This free program is designed for families with children ages 18 months to 3 years.
Workshops & Classes
Virtual Family Day: Art for Everyone Saturday, July 18, 10 a.m. – noon
Morning Mindfulness (via Zoom) Friday, July 10 and 24, August 7 and 28, September 11 and 25, 9:30 a.m. The Georgia Museum of Art invites you into the galleries via Zoom to participate in free guided mindfulness meditation sessions, held every other Friday. Sessions include a variety of instructor-led meditation, movement and mindfulness techniques. No experience neces-
Alfred Heber Holbrook started the museum in 1948 with his donation of 100 works of art. Holbrook believed in “art for everyone” and drove all around Georgia sharing art. Check out some of the first works of art in the permanent collection, and then make your own art to mail to someone special. Virtual Family Day includes an Art at Home work- sheet, games online and an art activity kit that can be ordered from Athens’ own K.A. Artist Shop. Virtual Toddler Tuesday: Shape Search Tuesday, July 28, 10 a.m. Enjoy story time and looking at art in the galleries online, plus an Art at Home activity just for the little ones. Check out Charles Biederman’s large and colorful abstract painting during story time and then trace and name the shapes you find at home. This free program is designed for families with children ages 18 months to 3 years.
sary. Registration is required; email sagekincaid@uga.edu to register.
Yoga in the Galleries (via Zoom) Thursday, July 16 and 30, 3 p.m., August 13 and 27, and September 17, 6 p.m. Join us for a yoga class surrounded by works of art in the galleries. Led by instructors from Five Points Yoga, this program is free and open to both beginner and experienced yogis. Email callan@uga.edu or visit our website to sign up.
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